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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through San Francisco, 2012 and Los Angeles, 2012.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The unnamed narrator sometimes thinks that "one of the things [Artemisia] was trying to tell her" (27) was the unhappy status of her what?
(a) Role as mother.
(b) Life.
(c) Marriage.
(d) Career.

2. As the unnamed narrator walked home from the tenant's apartment in Ann Arbor, 2002, she looked forward to drinking what type of alcohol upon arriving home?
(a) Bourbon.
(b) Gin.
(c) Vodka.
(d) Rum.

3. What kind of school was the unnamed narrator attending when she met her now-ex-husband John?
(a) Art school.
(b) Community college.
(c) Technical school.
(d) Graduate school.

4. What tool did the unnamed narrator and her dark-haired friend use to combat their discomfort with a particular element of life?
(a) Joy.
(b) Anger.
(c) Nonchalance.
(d) Humor.

5. The unnamed narrator reflects in Los Angeles, 2011 that "every confidence is a kind of" (65) what?
(a) Manipulation.
(b) Lie.
(c) Plea.
(d) Request.

Short Answer Questions

1. The unnamed narrator states that she realized only later that Artemisia had been "trapped in a" what "of her own design" (27)?

2. How did the unnamed narrator feel about John's health kick, as described in San Francisco, 2012?

3. How does the narrator say it makes her feel when someone tells her "a story, a secret, a sharing of confidence" (27)?

4. When the unnamed narrator began to see her life options dwindling, she often dreamt of living alone and sitting in what location?

5. The unnamed narrator states in San Francisco, 2012 that, "Knowing someone is" how many "parts force" (74)?

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